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Study: Americans don’t mind condoms

Condoms often get a bad rap — sorry — but a new study led by Indiana University researchers suggests Americans really don’t mind them. Men and women were as likely to rate sex positively with or without a condom or lubricants. And condoms and lubricants, men reported, made no significant difference in the ability to have erections. The news is well timed, as we’re getting reports of a new drug-resistant, Super Gonorreha.

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The hell we don’t. Ask any man if he’d put on a jimmy cap if there was no risk of pregnancy or STD and nearly universally the answer would be no. Just because we endure condoms doesn’t mean we don’t mind em. I’ll believe this study when teen pregnancy falls to near zero.

The hell we don’t. Ask any man if he’d put on a jimmy cap if there was no risk of pregnancy or STD and nearly universally the answer would be no. Just because we endure condoms doesn’t mean we don’t mind em. I’ll believe this study when teen pregnancy falls to near zero.

Dead Hand Control on January 24, 2013 at 6:55 PM

I agree. My husband has whined everytime we have had to use them over the years.

Uh. Just because someone rates sex with a condom as positive, doesn’t mean that he doesn’t mind using a condom. It could just as easily mean that he’ll take what he can get and be happy about it. The inability of people to reason is astounding.

Uh. Just because someone rates sex with a condom as positive, doesn’t mean that he doesn’t mind using a condom. It could just as easily mean that he’ll take what he can get and be happy about it. The inability of people to reason is astounding.

besser tot als rot on January 24, 2013 at 8:14 PM

In general just like pizza. Just about any pizza and any sex is better than no pizza and no sex.

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I have a hard time really believing this poll. Condoms suck and their smell is a total stiffy killer.

They obviously only polled young people and old dudes who can’t git-er-dun anymore. And most [not 'all' mind you] women don’t even really enjoy sex all that much so condom or no condom means dick - er - squat to them anyway. They just want that ‘thing’ put back in its cage ASAP because they’ve done their ‘duty’ and can’t wait to get back to being the old ball & chain which is where they truly derive their deep down satisfaction from.

For us pre-AIDS/pre-STD’s-pandemic older dudes that can still git-er-dun – wearing a condom during Sex is like wearing a plastic ziploc baggie on your tongue while eating Filet Mignon.

For the yutes who grew up with condoms being foisted on them since day one of puberty – it’s just a normal routine part of having a love life.